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v[ R 2Lq,(@- 专辑名称：Off The Radar
WSKG8JT^| 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
,r +=>vre 唱片公司：Much Obliged
kjJ\7x6M 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
rN8 ZQiJC 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
'9]%#^[Q 推荐指数：4星
t&eY+3y,T zH}u9IR3` 专辑介绍：
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E&jngxlN m RxL%! Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
>{$ ;O polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
}S qey:9jH jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
!634 8nU: intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
v93+<@ Z underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
-|:7<$2#I as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
WOz dYeeG bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
S G$ /v Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
HkGzyD t its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
g=:%j5?.e accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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)j]S ;Mr Lb{~a_c The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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6^s]2mMfk laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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w[n|Sauy, and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
3T|:1 Nw Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
gjk=`lU If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
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mv)M9c,` be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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x{&0:|bCs6 A|c :&i The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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7Z93 `A-= lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
J wRdr8q but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
6JSa:Q>, kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
@L,T/m-HF his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
l)Q,*i doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
bv)E>%Yy icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
p}}}~ lC/ in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
_+T;4U' p *;1 G+Q# Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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I,l%6oPa affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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0 jVuF l comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
? k<wI)JR his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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G 7?]gUrE Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
+pnT6kU| nv2Y6e}dG mO ?G[?*\ 曲目列表：
wGBQ.Ve[ '.#KkvE## 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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a+{YTR>0m 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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mRW(]OFIai 5. The Toothbrush Song
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7. Old Friend
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FJ!N)`[ 9. Mystery Star
aL-V 9y 10. Amorino
D@" q2 ! 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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